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Michigan House GOP leader discusses proposed repeal of right to work

LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan House may vote this afternoon on a package of bills that would repeal Michigan's right-to-work law and implement prevailing-wage requirements for government contracts in the private sector.

Led by Democrats, the House Labor Committee advanced the legislation to the full House.

House Republican Leader Matt Hall tells WOOD Radio that right-to-work has made Michigan more competitive with other states.

"And if you look at where our state was 10 years ago before we enacted right to work, we were losing jobs, we were losing population, we had a budget deficit. This was not a state that was winning a lot of deals," Hall said.

Hall says if right to work is repealed, it will require more taxpayer dollars to lure people to Michigan.

He says most Michiganders favor right to work.

"In the polling, we've seen over 60 percent of Michiganders support right to work," Hall said. "Because they believe that people should have a choice whether they're a member of a union. They shouldn't be forced or compelled to be a member and to fork a significant part of their paycheck."

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